A further change to the booster shot rollout has been flagged by the Prime Minister, who says investigations are being carried out “every day”.
Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, Mr Morrison was asked if the Omicron variant could put positive jobs figures revealed in the mid-year budget update on Thursday at risk.
Mr Morrison said if the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation decided it was OK to reduce the wait time between the second and third dose to four months they were “ready to go”. “The interval I wish to stress of the duration between when you have had your second dose and your booster is set on the basis of the advice of ATAGI.”
The Prime Minister said lockdown decisions should no longer be based on case numbers, but by how many people are in hospital or intensive care. Australia on Thursday overtook Belgium to have the 10th highest full vaccination rate in the world, with 89 per cent of people over 16 double dosed.
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